Cuff link with movable head



March 13, 1951 E. MOREHOUSE CUFF LINK WITH MOVABLE HEAD Filed Dec. 30, 1947 wal a.

Aiioz-ney Patented Mar. 13, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,544,893 CUFF LINK WITH MOVABLE HEAD Eugene Morehouse, Providence, R. I., assignor to B. A. Ballou & Co. Incorporated, a. corporation of Rhode Island Application December 30, 1947, Serial No. 794,653

. l This invention relates to a cuff link such as is used in the French type of cuff of a mans shirt, where one of the heads is pivotally'mounted so that it may be aligned with the body portion of the link for easy insertion through the button- 1 hole of the cuif.

Tilting head cuff links have been heretofore provided, but in most cases the tilting head is held either in a position in alignment with the body to be suificiently practical so as to stand up the desired length of time.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a very simple means for holding the tilting head of the cuff link so as to permit the use of a less expensive construction.

Another object of this invention is to hold the tilting head only during the length of time it is necessary for passing the same through the cufi by engagement of the body near the ,ends of the tilting head, rather than at the center where it is pivoted.

Another object of this invention is to provide a tilting head which may be of solid form and extremely simple to produce.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the cuff link in the position that it would be in a cuff";

Fig. 2 is an end view partly in section of the cuff link with the head tilted to the position which it would assume in placing the cuff link through the buttonhole of the cuff;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but illustrating a somewhat modified form of tilting head; and

Fig. 4 is an end view partly in section of the tilting head in the position it would be placed for insertion through the cuff.

In proceeding with this invention, I provide a pair of arms between which the tilting head is pivotally mounted. The arms are provided with a fixed head at one end, and I hold the tilting head in a position in line with the arms by some sort of an engagement between the arms and the end of the head. This engagement is usually by some frictional arrangement so that the end of 1 Claim. (CI. 24-97) the head will snugly engage or friction against a portion of the arms to hold it in aligned position that it may be inserted through the cufi.

With reference to the drawings, ID designates generally the body of the link which is provided with a, pair of arms II and I2, which may be formed by bending apiece of flat stock into generally a U-shaped formation. Other arms I4 with a split I3 extending across the bridge portion are in a spaced relation to pivotally mount a head I5 on a pin I6 extending between them. This head I5 is conveniently formed with a boss I'l extending therefrom throughjwhich the pivot I6 extends to pivotally attach this head to the body.

In some cases the head I5 may be attached directly to the body III as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 I by soldering this head I5 directly to the U -shaped formation of the arms designated II and I2 as there shown. In the showing in Figs. 3 and 4, the arms II and I2 are folded from a piece of stock to provide a bridging portion I9 between them, and this bridging portion I9 is secured to the head I5 by solder or any suitable means of attachment to fixedly relate this head to the body.

The tiltable head in Fig. l is designated generally 20 and comprises a piece of solid material 2I having a pin 22 extending through this solid body which pin is received in openings in the ends of the arms I I and I]? so as to mount the tilting head between these arms. The pin 22 may rotate in the arms I I and I 2 by being provided with bearings therein, or the pin may be fixed in these arms and the head 20 pivoted on the pin so that the head may extend either at right angles to the arms I I and I2, as shown in Fig. 1, or in line with these arms, as shown in Fig. 2.

When the head 20 is at right angles to the arms, as shown in Fig. l, the end will serve to hold this head in desired position, and in fact it is desirable that some movement be had so that the two heads I5 and 20 may line up with the surfaces of the cuff. It is desirable, however, that the tilting head be held in alignment-with the arms II and I2 when it is desired to pass this tilting head through the buttonhole of the cuff, and accordingly, as shown in Fig. 1, the ends of this head 20, as shown at 23, are enlarged adjacent to the end portion of the head, and are formed somewhat upon the general configuration of a sphere. Thus, as either of the heads 23 swing into a position between the arms, they will be of a sufiicient size'relative to the distance between the arms II and I2 so as to slightly spread them which is permitted by the split I3 by reason of the frictional In some cases, such as shown in Figs. 3 and 4,

instead of the protuberant part being on the head and the recess part being in the arms, the arms as there shown at H and 12",will'befprovided with protuberances 25 extending inwardly oppositely from the arms II' and I2, and these protuberanoes may be conveniently provided by defleeting the stock inwardly so as to leave indentaax s Qt he fi st. hea

tions 26 on the outer surfaces of the arms, or if s rik n is preferred, a ifotu e ame ma be ra s on the aims without such indentation.

The tiltable head '2l'in Figs. '3 and 4 is pivoted on a pin 22 headed over at its outer ends, and the solid head 21 is'provided with recesses 28 adjacent either of its ends, so that when this head'21isswung on its pivot to a position such as shown in Fig. 4 the protuberances 25 will extend into the recesses '28 on the opposite sides of the end portion of the head and holdthe head in a position in alignment with the arms, as shown in Fig; 4 for insertion through the cuif.

After the button has been inserted through the buttonhole in the cuff, it will be a very simple matter to exert suificient pressure on the outer end of the tilting head to swing the head at right angles to the arm and into the positionshown in Figs. 1 or 3, so that the cuff engaging this head will serve to hold the linl; in position.

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In a cufi link, a body having a pair of arms, an elongated head, pivotal means to mount said head between said arms, means to retain said head in alignment with said arms, a second head and means to pivotally mount said second head on said body at right angles to a plane passing through the middle of the arms and the pivotal EUGENE MOREHOUSE.

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